A powerline network
system. The
system includes a power
transformer device at a public utility facility. The
system has a powerline box coupled to the
transformer device. In a preferred embodiment, the powerline box comprises at least three lines including a first phase, a second phase, and a
third phase. The first phase, the second phase, and the
third phase are derived from the power
transformer device. The system has a powerline coupler coupled to the first phase, the second phase, and the
third phase and a multichannel data
communication device coupled to the powerline coupler. In a preferred embodiment, the multichannel data
communication device includes N channels, whereupon N is an integer greater than 8. The system has a first
capacitor and a second
capacitor coupled to the first phase and a first length of wiring between the first
capacitor and the second capacitor. Preferably, the first length of wire is inductively coupled to one or more
power line communication devices. The system has a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor coupled to the second phase and a second length of wiring between the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor. Preferably, the second length of wiring is inductively coupled to one or more
power line communication devices. The system has a fifth capacitor and a sixth capacitor coupled to the third phase and a third length of wiring between the fifth capacitor and the sixth capacitor. Preferably, the third length of wiring is inductively coupled to one or more powerline communication devices.